İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. ince, hafif, hemen göze çarpmayan: a subtle difference ince bir fark.
2. meselenin ince taraflarını kavrayabilen/anlayabilen: She has a subtle mind. İnce bir zekâya sahip.
3. ince bir şekilde hazırlanmış, ince bir zekâyı yansıtan (plan v.b.). güç algilanan, güç fark edilen, ince; kurnaz, zeki. zor. zor. s.
4. meselenin ince taraflarını kavrayabilen/anlayabilen: She has a.
5. Çok ince, seyrek (gaz veya hava);.
6. Çok keskin, şiddetli (ağrı). hoş, tatlı, ince, incelikli, çözümü zor, zeki, zekice, ustaca yapılmış.
7. ustaca, mahirâne; ince; zeki/ince, kurnazca; hilekâr, kurnaz; subtlyincelikle, gizli; usta, mahir.
8. güç algılanan. güç farkedilen. ince. kurnaz. zeki.
9. ince. zarif. kurnaz. usta. mahir. hilekâr.
10. zor.

Etymology : Middle English sutil, sotil, from Middle French soutil, from Latin subtilis, literally, finely textured, from sub- + tela cloth on a loom; akin to Latin texere to weave; more at TECHNICAL
Pronunciation : s&-t^&l
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century

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1. delicate; faint, elusive; implied; shrewd, astute; sly, cunning. subtle\sub"tle\ , a. [compar. subtler ; superl. subtlest .] [oe. sotil, subtil, of. soutil, later subtil, f. subtil, l. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. see: text, and cf. subtile.].
2. sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. "a subtle traitor.".
3. cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
4. characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive. things remote from use, obscure and subtle.
5. smooth and deceptive. [obs.] like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground].
6. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
7. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
8. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
9. Smooth and deceptive. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas" able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind".
10. 1. Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable. the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things Intolerance can take subtler forms too. + subtly sub·tly The truth is subtly different.
11. A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways + subtly sub·tly What I've tried very subtly to do is to reclaim language.
12. Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate. subtle shades of brown. delightfully subtle scents. + subtly sub·tly a white sofa teamed with subtly coloured rugs.